Kaba crop flattened by hailstorm
Wheat and barley cultivation in Kaba village, Trongsa, has taken a pelting in recent weeks, with hailstorms destroying several acres of the area's two important spring crops. According to villagers, a 6.2 acre area of wheat and barley cultivation was flattened by hailstones to such an extent that it can hardly be harvested at all. "It's essential for barley to be in a standing position for it to be harvested,' said 52-year-old Ugyen from Kaba village, whose one-acre barley cultivation was affected. "I'll be able to harvest only about one-third of the yield.